Car construction



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.6 R N n 0 ma n wm Dec. 9, 1930. w. F. D|ETR|`cHsoN l CAR CONSTRUCTION 2Sheets-.Sheeft 2 Filed oct. 21', 1929 gA-n Patented Dec..v 9, 1930UNITED WILL'XAM E. DIETRICHSON; OF WEBsTEn-Gnovns, 'MlssOURL AssIGNoE ToAli/rangenN4 CAE JaNn EoUNDE-Y coMPAN-fil oE NEW-YORK, Y., tA1conEoaAm-ION vOE NEW, 'e

' JERSEY i can: CONSTRUCTION Iv '1.epp1idation mea october 21, nies.4seraiN. `401,161.

i' This inventionielatesgenerallyto car con.

structions vand has particular reference to a corner` bracketforgsecuring together theside4 and end sills and corner post of arailway car, and for `prov1ding`a` construction which facilitatestheformation of a tightlyclosed Anotherobj ect of the invention is thepro- VVvision cfa reinforcingbracket for the corners ofend-door railwaycars Which secure together .the end sill7 side sill, corner post of thecar andwhichalso serves to support a doorpostand .threshold plate.

`A Vfurther obj ect of the inventionV is the provision of'a combinationpush pole pocket, sideiand. end sill connection for railway cars. y'Other objects and advantagesfof this invention. will bev apparent fromthe following description taken in; conjunction With theaccompanyingdravvingsyin which: 1 e' vFigure 1 isa front elevation ofthe bracket of the present invention 'applied to the cor-V nerofarailvvay car; Y e Fig. 2 is. a sectional vieWon the line `2 2 Fig. l;

f Fig. 8 Flg1lf 1 e Fig; 4fis a sectional viewfon the@ line ,l-4l

I K 4 .y Fig 5 isa sectional viewsimilar tothe view shownin Fig. Sbutshowing agportjionof a door insection; K e n,

I Fig. ,6l-is, a sectional view on the lineGK-"f :.Fig. 7T is` aperspectivevievv ofthe'bracket is asectional view on the linel 3*?)forming the subject matter of thepre'gen in. .ventiom and Y vx-Fig. 8is; asectional perspective view showingV the bracket in .position inthecar and showing the various parts1 associatedlthere'- With\;.

l i In the:manufactiire railvvayicars it is desirable that the sidesandv ends be 'stronglydbuilt in order to Wthstandend shocks and.crushing Stresseat Whieh 511th ce?? IEW. be

' rivets 8;

tachment tothe side and' end sills and Which subjected. 'lorthisendreinforcing brackets( are provided'vvhich include', portions forat alsoincludel means for supporting afcar cor' ner post. l The presentinvention isdirected to such a bracket but thebracketof the pres'-` entinvention not only ,serves to connect the sideV end sills tothe cornerpost. of thecar but-valso is sonformed as to support andhave connectedthereto afdoor frame"corner"postvv e andy a threshold plate bracketbeing par-` ticularlyadapted for use in connection with railway carshaving end doors such as are in luse atthe `present day for thetransportation f known automobile. cars. Theil-)racket is I i ofautomobiles and fvvhich are commonly also particularly adapted toformasubstantial gusset connectionbetwen the door post and e side sillswhichk is essential `,inasmuch as thejdoorpost carriesthe Weight of thedoor and roof and it is ldesirable to keep `the door post in properposition whereby thedoors are maintainedin their proper'positionsucht/hat they may opera-te easily. i In theconstruction of enddoorgcars of thefpresent day it has been lthe practice to employ severalyplates and cumbersome connectionsfor. accomplishing what has been done.by the present unitary casting; thiscasting taking theplace of theseveraly plates and connectionsv heretofore used and simplifying the'construction'and assembling of tliedoor posts and end ksillsso that aframing which includes Adoor post,-

lsill `and bracket, with the doors properly fitted, `can be appliedtothecar as a complete unit. lf y A, :v i f" i It hasl heretoforebeen.'nlikfliculttoYformy a tig-lit loor.atvthefjunctionrofthe doorpostand fthreshold'plate; iiricarlsQ` having endj doors.

Affen-10aa is'effectedby-meansof`thepresent invention, as will appear;hereinafter.

- In carrying out the present invention the side sill Qis offcon,venft'ional 4form .(a channel in. the instance shown) andthe end'` sill Lis of angle forniythebase 6 thereof extend.-

ing inwardly and having the side sill secured*TheVpresentinvention?comprises an `a1"-` faeeemeebef, part-Siwhwhjedades a cerner thereto-by suitable fasteners lsuchm'as f the bracketfor connecting the side and end sills to the corner post of the car andthe bracket itself is clearly shown in perspective in Figure 7. Thebracket comprises a front plate 10 and a side plate 12 extendingrearwardly from the front plate intermediate the side edges of thelatter and atr substantially right angles thereto. The bracket is aiunitary casting and aportion vof the side platenear the upperportion'at its junction with the front plate is cut away to define kadoor post receiving opening 13 as more clearly `de' scribed hereinafter.e

Secured to the outer side of the side plate 12 is a corner postindicated generally at14 which -is of angle formand in fact,substantially L-shaped in crosssection, the legV 16 of the corner postresting against the outer side of the side'plate 12 and being securedthereto by suitable fasteners such as the rivets 18, which rivets Yalsosecure thev side sill 2, while the leg V20'of thefcorner post extendsadjacent the rear face lof the vfront plate 10 and rests thereagainstqasshown clearly in Figs. H3, 4 and 5 and said leg-20 is secured to thefront plate 10 of th-e bracket bymeans of suitable fasteners such as therivets 22.

For providing stiifness the edge of the leg 2O V`is inwardly flanged asshownat 24 and the corner post 14 may be seated on an external web 26connecting the lower edges of the front and sideplate-s 10 and`12respectively.V

The `upper edge. of the A side plate 12 is notched as shown. atl 28,the'notch defining a lip 43Owhichis of greater width than the nor vmalthickness of the side plata-andthe leg 16 ofthe corner post is offsetinwardly at the notch 28 as shown at 32fto lieV over and kin alinementwiththe side plate. ing the'side plate `at the Vlip 30 it will,y beapparent that an. opening between the corner postand side plate isavoided.y As clearly shown in Figs. -7Y and 8 the upperV edge of theside plate: at the notch inclines downwardly toward the lip 30 and thisprovides for drain# ing any waterwhich may tend to collect at the jointformedatthe corner post and side p1ate12.

The. upper edge. ofthe vfrontpla'te 1,0 is otl'set as at 34'to definea'shoulder36, and also lto provide a spacebetween the' side sill 4 l andthe `front `plate 1 0 .to receive the `down-. turned Viange or;attachingVv portion' f38 .of Va threshold' plate1 f40. Y Thethresholdfplate" is T an angle, the wear portion 42 of which has itsforwardV edge .downwardly `i`n clin =.d tol rest upon the transverselyerrang-ged''endfloor board' 44 as clearly shownin Fig'8. The thresholdplate is securedinpositionbybe ing riveted as shown 'at 46 tothe endsill 4 and totheoffset portion 34 ofthe front plate'lO. Arranged inthe"angle delined by the front and vside plates 10 and 12 respectivelyand .adjacent the opening 13'in the side Vplate ,is

aprojectio'n indicated generally atI Oand By. thickenf of which isalined with the edge 64 of the side plate 12 atl the opening V13, andsaid 're-v cess 60is so formed as tojconform to theshape of'onechord 66of a Z-bar door frame-post 68,

the web v70 of whichV rests against and is secured to the leg 16 of thecorner post 14 and the other chord 2 7 2 of which rests against and isVsecured to theleg 2O of the cornerpost 14 and to the front'' plate 1 `ofthe bracket.

The opening 13, heretofore'mentioned, there- Y fore provides for thearrangement and positioning of the' doorpost v68 as will be ap-4parent.l Y

, Th lug 54, forming a portion ofthe projection 50, isprovided with atop portion 74 having tlierear end Vthereof downwardly inclined as shownat V'l' 6 in accordance with the inclinationof the forward edge of thethresh old' plate 40'to serveas a4 support and reinforcement for thethreshold plate. 'Thetop 74 of'thelug 54 isarrangedat a lowerelevationthan the top 56 of4 lug 52' (seeFig. 7 to deline a Vshoulder 78 against which the side edge Vofthe threshold' plate '40 may Yfit Lasshown clearly in Fig. 8 `;the shoulder 78 being of ay depthsubstantially equal to the thickness of the'lthreshold plate whereby theWear portion 42 of the threshold plate and the top56 of lug 5 2will'bejflush with each v other to provide a sm ethand even joint. At

the junction of thepthreshold plateand lug 52 and 4also at thejunetionofthe door'p'ost 105 68 and lug 52 suitable waterproofing mate'-rial 480.1nay be employed desired to seal j clearly in Fig.1. vIncasting theflug`54 is preferably cored out as shown at 84 `and* thelowenportionoftheflugl 54 'and the side of lug 52 adjacent lug 54 areeach undercut" to fdefine a sharp'j right-angled'recessff86 into whicha. corner ofthe end floor board 44' is fitted, therebyprovidinga tightjoint of the oor'board andthe projection 50.

The siding for the car is 'preferably arranged horizontally and thelowermostboard `88has its end undercut or recessed to conv form totheshape ofthe-top andjend of lug 52 to rest thereon as shown clearly inFig."8. kPreferably the siding boards are of the same thickness'asthewi'dthy of the vertical' face-58 oflug 52 whereby they end board'44and the 130 lowe'rr'no'st' siding=board-88 are'arranged in 'unit to aicar yunderconstruction.

Vmay 'scope of the claims.

abutting re'latioiito provide a f'tight ointat the junction'of-saidjt-Woboards. j 'l From the above `description it isbelieved .that thoseskilled inthe art 'will readily see that a construction has `beendevised'which results in an extremely tight connection-ofthe side andfloor boards which connection forms a `tight joint `at the corner of thecar; this 'construction` being effected by reasor'i'of the provision ofthe lugs 52 and 54in the form shown in the drawings. It is also believedq'uicklassembly of parts.V vvIn connection `herewith itis to beunderstood that the construction shown is duplicated at the other'end ofVthe endsill or, to be more sitecorner of the-car. f Y

The corner bracket has yits frontv plate l() provided with -a push polepocket which is defined by an integral flange 89.

As before mentioned, the presentinventioii is designed for cars `havingeiidfdoors'and to that end the door frame post `68 has been.

provided. ,The doors may assume any preferred or desired forin andinasmuch as the specific construction of the doors forms no part of thevpresent inventi'omonly portions of a conventional door ,constructionare shown. In Fig. 5 a door panel 90is shown which is hingedly ymountedin any suitable manner yto swing outwardly, and J1the lpanel `has aframe memberQQ secured thereto. The frameimember issubs'tantiallya-channel, one

'chord '94 of wliichis adapted to close'against thechord 66 ofthe doorpost`68 `when the door is inclosed position. Along the lower'edge of thedoor is a member 96 which likewise is a lchannel in the constructionshown '(see Fig. 6) which channel is adapted to Aoverlie 'the 'threshold,plate 40 when the door is in closed position. "From the abovevdescriptionit is believed that the construction will be fully apparentto those skilled in `the art Without further elaboration.. The drawings,it istobe understood, arefor illustrative purposeson'ly and obviously,within the spirit of the invention, many changes in the forni andproportions be made without departing from the What is claimed is: i L lA 1. A corner bracketfor railway cars coinlpris'intgl; a unitary.casting havingv .a lfront exact, in the oppo-v plate,'ra sideplate'extending kfromthe front plate intermediate the side "edgesthereofv to defineextei'naland internal angles, and amultipartprojection in the internal angle ,y

formed with the side plate.`

V2. A* corner bracket lfor railway cars coinprising Va unitary castinghaving a front plate, aside plate extending from the front plateintermediate the side edges'thereof to define external"andfinternalangles,fand a multipart projection 'inthe internal kangleformed with "the sideY plate andr having a lfloor `board receivingrecessformed therein.

' A corner Vbracket forlrailway cars coinprising a unitary casting,having a front said side plate/havingla notched upper edge l*and havingportion. removed adjacentits upper edge at. its junction with the frontplate. l' i f 4. A corner Vbracket for 4railway cars comprisingy aunitary casting having a front plate, a side plate extending `from the`front plate-intermediate the side .edges thereof,

'80 plate, -'a vsiderplate extending from the front.'` plateintermediate,:.tlie ,side edges thereof,`

said side plate having a notched upper edge f "and having avvportionremoved adj acent` its upper edge/'at its junction withy the ifrontplate and a two partprojection formed with theside plate adjacenttheupperand'inner edgesthereOf; Y u `5. A corner prising aunitary-casting having kva front ,plate, aside plate Vextendingl fromthefront plate intermediatethe sidefedges. thereof, said side platehaving a notched upper edge.

andfhaving a portion removed .adjacent its upper edge :at itsjunction'with the front plate, andatwo part Vproj ection `formed withthe side plate adjacent the upper and inner edges thereof, saidprojectionhaving a 'recess l"formed in its top'surface, onev wall ofwhich is alined with `the 'edge oftheiisideplate atv that part ilthereof'where a portion yhas 7been 6. A-corner bracket for railway carscoinprisingV a ,unitary casting `having a front plate, a -side plateextending therefrom kand having a portion thereofspaced from said )frontplate, a multipart projection formed` with the sideV'p'late` and havingaV recess formed therein adapted to receive one cornei' 'of a floorboard, and a web connecting lthe lower edges ofthe side and end plates.

7. A corner bracket for railway cars comprising a unitary ,castinghaving a front plate appo'rtion of the Vupper edge of Which is offset, a'side plate extending from the front plate 'intermediate the sideedgesof the latter to define internal and external angles, a web4 connectingsaid plates at the external angle, said `side plate having a portionremovedfat the junction of theup'peivportion thereof `with the'frontplate ltedefiiie `a post receivingnlea @slug .Cast with the jside .and

bracketfor railway cars comiis Y prising a front `plate having its upperedge extending over theendsill. f

front plates in the internalangle ladjacent the post receiving Varea andhaving an angle shaped inner edge defining. zin-engaging surface forapost to beI positioned in the post receiving area, and a second lug ofless sizeV than said first named lug castfwith thejlatter and havingasurfaceadapted toform an angle shaped Vrecess with the lirst namedlug;- l Y f w- 8. Jcorner casting for railway cars conioffset, a sideplate castv with the front .plate and extending from `thelatterintermediate its side' edges and defining external and in- V ternalangles with the front pl'ate, a web connecting the front and. sideplates at the external" angle and a Vmultipart projection inthe internalangle adj acent. the sideV plate,

9. In a railway car, a. side sill, an end'sill, a'corner post, aunita-rj; bracket lconnecting said sills and corner post, a door postconnected to said bracket and corner postand a threshold' plate securedkto the bracketand said sills and Icorner post together, of a door framepost'supported by the bracket and secured thereto and to the cornerpost.,

12. In a railway-car, the` combination of a side sill, an end sill, acorner post, a single piece bracket securing said sills Vand corner posttogether, said bracket comprising ya front plate to which the end sillissecured, and a side plate extending from the front plate intermediateits side edges and -to which the side sill is secured,said side platedefining an external and an internal angle, said corner post beingarrangedin the external angle and being securedto the front and sideplates.

18. Ina railwaycar, thegcombinationof a side sill, an,- end sill, acorner post, a single piece bracket securing said sills and corner posttogether, said bracket comprising a front plate to which the end sill issecured,

and a` side plate extending from thefront plate intermediate its sideedges and towhich the side sill is secured, said side plate defining anexternal and an internal angle, said cornerV post being arranged 1n theexternal angle and being secured to the front and side plates andadjacent the upper edge of the side plate being odset to lie over and inalinementwith the side plate.

14. In a railway car,-an end sill, a Iside. sill,

a'corner bracket to which the side vand end Vsills are secured, saidbracket comprising a front plate anda side plate yextending'rear- ,lug.j f Y Y v v17. In a railway'car, la corner construction comprising anends1ll,a side sill, a corner wardly'from the front plate intermediate theside edges ofthe latter.; and providing ex,-

ternaland internal angles, a corner post `arranged in theexternal angleand secured to the front and side platesl of the bracket, said sideplate having a portion thereof removed adjacent'theupperedge thereof atits junc- .tion with the frontplate to define an opening, a projectionin the internal angle adj acentthe opening, Va 'door frame postarrangedv in the Vopening and engaged with the projectionand with thecorner'post, and a threshold plate secured to the front' plate andoverlying'the end sill and in engagement with said prof jection. y

Y 15.` In a railway car,

front plate and a side plate'extending rearwardly from v.the front plateintermediate `the side edges of the latter and providing external andinternal angles, a corner post arranged in-th'e'external angle andsecured to .theffront and side plates `of the bracket and kat the upperedge of the bracket offset to be Varranged over and in line with thesaid side plate, saidv side plate having a portion thereof,` removedadjacent the upper edge thereof at its'junction with the front `plateto. define an opening, a projection in theinternal angle adjacent theopening, a-door frame post arranged in the opening and engaged' withtheprojection and with the corner post, and a threshold plate secured tothefront plate and overlying the end sillV and inengagement A with saidprojection. v 16. In a railway car, an end sill, a. side sill, a cornerpost, .and an angular corner bracket .connecting said sillsand cornerpost, means for forming a tight joint at the corner of the carcomprising an integral lug in the angle formed by the bracket, said lughaving a recess in its lower portion, a floor board fitted -into therecess, a side board tted over the lug and with which the end of thefloor board contacts, and a thresholdplate secured to the bracket andoverlying the end sill and havingitsside edge arranged against thesaidpost, and a door frame post, a corner-bracket connecting said sills andposts, a lug formed with the bracketv andV with which thedoor frame postis fitted, a floor board itted into the lug, anda threshold platesecuredto the l,bracket and having a wear portion resting on thepfloorboardwith its side edge in close fittingfengagement with the sideof said lug.

1 8, In a car constructioman end sill, a

side sill, a bracket to which the side and end sills vare secured, saidbracket including a front plate and a side-plate extending therefromintermediate itsyside edges to define an,...

im maken, a Side sin, facorner bracket to which the side and end ,sillsare secured, said bracket comprising a thelug, a side board having itsend littedover external and an internal angle, a corner post in theexternal angle and secured to the fronty and side plates, a door framepost in engagement with the corner post and having one portion thereoflextendedv into the internal angle, a lug in the internal angle withwhich the door frame post is fitted, a floor board fitted into said lug,a side board contacting with the end of the floor board and engagingsaid lug, and a threshold plate overlying the floor board and having itsside edge in engagenient with the lug. l Y

19. In an end door railway car, an end sill, a side sill, a bracketconnecting said sills and comprising a front plate secured to the endsill and a side plate formed integral with the front plate and extendingtherefrom intermediate the side edges of said front plate and to whichthe side sill is secured, the side plate defining externalV andinternalangles, a corner post in the external angle secured to the:front and side plates, and a door frame post secured to the corner postand frontplate and having one portion thereof extended into the internalangle.

20. In a railway car, the combination of a side sill, an end sill, acorner post, a single piece bracket securing said sills and corner posttogether, said bracket comprising a front plate to which the end sill issecured, and a side plate extending from the front plate intermediateits side edges and to which the side sill is secured, said side platedefining an external and an internal angle, said corner post beingarranged in the external angle and being secured to the front and sideplates and adjacent the upper edge of the side plate being oiiset to lieover and in alinement with the side plate, and a web connecting thelower ends of the front and side plates in the external angle on whichthe corner post rests.

21. In 'a railway car, an end sill, a side sill, an angular bracketconnecting the end sill and side sill, flooring for the car, side boardsfor the car, and vmeans for Jforming a tight joint at the corners of thecar between the iooring and the side boards comprising a projectionformed with the bracket and having a sharply defined recess formedthereinl into which one corner of the end floor board is `fitted andover which the lowermost side board is fitted, said side board beingsubstantially the thickness of the lug whereby the end of said floorboard abuts the side of the side board.

22, In a railway car, an end sill, a side sill,

an angular bracket connecting the end sill and side sill, flooring forthe car, side boards fitted and over which the lowermost side board isfitted,said side board being substantially the thickness of the lugwhereby the end of said floor board abuts the side of the side board anda plateA secured to the end sill and overlying the floor board andhaving its Y side edge in engagement with the side of said lug. v

23. In a car construction, an end sill, a side sill, a bracketconnecting said sills and formed of a unitary casting having a frontplate secured to the side sill and a side plate extending from the frontplate and to which the side sill is secured, a corner post secured' toone side of the side plate and to the front plate, a portion of the sideplate being re-Vy moved adjacent its upper edge at the junc-l tion ofthe side and front plates to provide 'a' post receiving opening, aZ-shaped door frame post arranged in said opening and having its web andone leg in engagement with the corner post and its other leg extendedinto the angle defined by the end sill and sider plate, a projectionformed with the side plate and with which the door frame post engages,

said projectionV including a reduced portion Y a corner post, an angleshaped corner bracket connecting said sills and corner post, and

means for forming a tight joint at the corner of the car comprising anintegral lug in the angle formed by the bracket, said lug having asharply defined angular recess in its lower portion, a floor boardhaving its end fitted into the angular recess, a sideboard fitted overthe lug'and with which the end of the floor board contacts, and athreshold plate secured to the bracket and end sill and overlying tlielatter'and having its side edge arranged against said lug. j

VIn witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand. n

WILLIAM F. DIETRICHSON.

for the car, and means for forming a tight l joint at the corners of thecar between the flooring and the side boards comprising a projectionformed with the bracket and having sharply defined recess formed thereininto which one corner of the end floor board is

